Elegant Home in Perfect Setting on Crystal Lake

About The Area

Crystal Lake is on one of the finest recreational lakes in the world. It is quite unique in that its watershed is smaller than the water area of the lake. Combined with sandy shores and a bottom deeper than Lake Erie, this unusual situation results in water that is crystal clear, with the bottom visible to a depth of 20-30 feet. By August the water temperature is in the mid-70s, but by February cars can drive across the frozen lake. There's trout fishing in the summer, and ice fishing in the winter.

Located just inland of Point Betsie, the west end of Crystal Lake is surrounded on three sides by Lake Michigan, so north and south winds blow unimpeded across the water, usually without kicking up much wave action. The lake is roughly a rectangle of about nine by three miles. Crystal Lake is a perfect setting for sailing the fast, exciting inland lake scows! And, it's a water-skiing, wake-boarding paradise!

Nearby are some of the finest summer activities in America. The CSA, CLYC and Crystal Downs Country Club, a world famous golf course designed by Alister MacKenzie that has been ranked among the top twenty courses worldwide are all close by. The Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes National Park about five miles north includes beautiful clear-water river cruising and hiking on the tallest sand dune in the world. Lake Michigan provides salmon fishing and miles of pristine, sandy beaches. Northern Michigan in July and August offers beautiful weather, gorgeous lakes and forests, and pleasant shops and restaurants.

Elegant Home in Perfect Setting on Crystal Lake

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Sophisticated Home on Crystal Lake for Sale (By Owner) 1 mile from Crystal Downs Country Club - $1.25 Million - Very Special